Chiseldon
Chiseldon is a village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of around 2,090. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 18 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Lakeside, 3 km away. There were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chiseldon area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Swindon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 233,411 residents at roughly 1,014 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 143rd of 294 English council areas — better than 51% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
6°CCloudy
- Today: 10° / 5° · 31% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:38
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
17 reported · August 2026▼ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other crime1
2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Chiseldon and Badbury · Wiltshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Coronation Road
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Comet Way
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
401 reported road collisions (2025)
65 killed or seriously injured · 511 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
31 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Lakeside (3.0 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Swindon (6.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£263,685 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Swindon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,096 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY
- 1 bed £820
- 2 bed £987
- 3 bed £1,218
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,135 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
49 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Three Trees Farm Shop and Cafe (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Road camera trial to begin across Swindon· 2 Nov 2026
- Lydiard apples turned into new preserves· 30 Oct 2026
- Government confirms mayoral strategic authority for the Thames Valley· 28 Oct 2026
- Experience the magic of Christmas at Lydiard Park· 27 Oct 2026
- New road linking Wichelstowe to the M4 now open· 26 Oct 2026
Source: Swindon Council
Population
233,411 residents in Swindon · 1,014/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 16%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,172
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,055
- Net moves+117
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 180 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,438 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 102,300)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
92 schools · 36,105 pupils
66 primary · 13 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 38 of 46 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
86 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Abbey Park SchoolGood
- Great Western AcademyGood
- Kingsdown SchoolGood
- Lawn Manor AcademyGood
- The Dorcan AcademyGood
- The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Highworth Warneford SchoolRequires improvement
- UTC SwindonRequires improvement
- The Deanery CofE AcademyInadequate
- Lydiard Park Academy
- Nova Hreod Academy
- St Joseph's Catholic College
- The Commonweal School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Swindon
Care & health services
188 CQC-registered services
- Care homes47
- GP practices24
- Dentists41
- Homecare agencies58
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Swindon
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Chiseldon)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 48 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
200 applications decided
94.5% granted · 189 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Danny Kruger
Reform UK
East Wiltshire
Recent votes:
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 19
- Con 23
- LD 1
- Ref 13
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,785 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£758 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,956 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
55% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 105,699 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
31% low-carbon electricity
Gas 67% · Wind 17% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%
274 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 61.4 women · 61.5 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SN4
- Ridgeway View Family Practice
- Tinkers Lane Surgery
- New Court Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Wiltshire:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces1,094 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases499 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks257 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients204 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth187 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Chiseldon · 0.1 kmChiseldon is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The village lies on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, a mile south of junction 15 of the M4 motorway, on the A346 between Swindon…
Chiseldon railway station · 0.1 kmChiseldon railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Wiltshire.
Chiseldon House Hotel · 0.2 kmChiseldon House Hotel in Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England, is a building of historical significance and is listed in the National Heritage Register. It was built as a villa in the early 19th century for the Browne family…
Badbury, Wiltshire · 1.2 kmBadbury is a hamlet in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It lies close to the M4 motorway, approximately 800 metres (0.50 mi) south-east of the edge of the Swindon urban area and 4 miles (6 km) from the cent…
Hodson, Wiltshire · 1.5 kmHodson is a hamlet in a small valley, in the parish of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England. The hamlet lies about half a mile northwest of the edge of Chiseldon village; the M4 motorway runs a similar distance to the north,…
- Ridgeway View · 1.6 km
Ridgeway View is a hamlet 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Chiseldon near Swindon, in the county of Wiltshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chiseldon?
- Chiseldon is a town in Wiltshire, England, in the Swindon local authority.
- What is the population of Chiseldon?
- Chiseldon has an approximate settlement population of 2,090.
- How deprived is Chiseldon?
- The Swindon local authority, which includes Chiseldon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.